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Expand Up @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Below is an example `generate_content()` call using types from the types module:

```python
response = client.models.generate_content(
model='gemini-2.0-flash-001',
model='gemini-2.5-flash',
contents=types.Part.from_text(text='Why is the sky blue?'),
config=types.GenerateContentConfig(
temperature=0,
Expand All @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ types:

```python
response = client.models.generate_content(
model='gemini-2.0-flash-001',
model='gemini-2.5-flash',
contents={'text': 'Why is the sky blue?'},
config={
'temperature': 0,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ and [Gemini API docs](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models) respectively
from google.genai import types

response = client.models.generate_content(
model='gemini-2.0-flash-001',
model='gemini-2.5-flash',
contents='high',
config=types.GenerateContentConfig(
system_instruction='I say high, you say low',
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1200,7 +1200,6 @@ print(response)
```python
from google.genai import types

# multiple contents with config
response = client.models.embed_content(
model='gemini-embedding-001',
contents=['why is the sky blue?', 'What is your age?'],
Expand All @@ -1214,12 +1213,9 @@ print(response)

#### Generate Images

Support for generate images in Gemini Developer API is behind an allowlist

```python
from google.genai import types

# Generate Image
response1 = client.models.generate_images(
model='imagen-4.0-generate-001',
prompt='An umbrella in the foreground, and a rainy night sky in the background',
Expand All @@ -1239,7 +1235,6 @@ Upscale image is only supported in Vertex AI.
```python
from google.genai import types

# Upscale the generated image from above
response2 = client.models.upscale_image(
model='imagen-4.0-upscale-preview',
image=response1.generated_images[0].image,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1939,7 +1934,7 @@ file = client.files.upload(

# Create a batch job with file name
batch_job = client.batches.create(
model="gemini-2.0-flash",
model="gemini-2.5-flash",
src="files/test-json",
)
```
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